Headaches and brain numbness

Even if it takes 2 years, lets say it takes 5 years, is there any better alternative to that, what do you suggest, returning back to pmo? that is not a solution

 

Yes, I feel the same exact thing.

 

Yeah. I only watched porn 6 times last year and MO about 3-4 times a month – a few months I did hard mode. this year, 5 months porn free and 50-something pays on hard mode with no relapse. I have minor headaches and irritation above my left eye. It started after an intense wet dream I had. Some days it's there some days it's not.

Every few months, I have very intense waves of anxiety that last for 2 weeks or so. It's truly horrible; utter misery and then it passes. I had sex a few times in one night at the start of the year and that triggered a cycle too. I just can't orgasm more than once a day even with sex. Sounds like we both have PAWs. The only way through them is to get through them and never watch porn again.

 

No way, October 22 was the last I watched it too haha. And yeah me too. I hate to say it but I discovered nofap YEARS ago and have recovered 2-3 times before but went back to porn as the libido was too much to tame for me. I just never truly believed that my symptoms were down to porn other than the sexual ones. I didn't watch it all day every day so thought that I wouldn't get PAWS etc. it's taken me many years to accept that I have the addict brain changes – even though I didn't watch it that much.

 

Wild theory but wondering if you might be able to speed up rate of brain change by getting more sleep than usual. E.G. if your usual is 7 hours try going up to 8-9. Sleep is when the brain files and rewires itself, which is basically what addiction recovery is.

 

sleeping from 10PM onwards gives you adequate rest for body and mind. How many hours you sleep is of lesser importance when compared to when you sleep. Our bodies are meant to work as per nature's circadian rhythms. Rise with sun and set with sunset. That's how melatonin secretion happens.